Passion and Power

Chapter 49

Hanni jolted from the pleasure of her dream of Minji fucking her, into the cold reality of her best friend leaning over her worriedly, the bed cold and wet with melted ice, and her ankle throbbing. The pain meds that had carried her off to sleep and into such vivid and delicious dreams were wearing off.

"Sorry, Yunjin, I...didn't mean to wake you."

"No worries. Coach gave us a late start so we can sleep in a bit. And you'll be sitting on your butt anyway." Yunjin reached and felt the soggy wrap around Hanni's ankle. "You're melted. Want more ice?"

"Not really, but Danielle said I should ice as much as I can stand."

Yunjin disappeared down the hall to get more ice. Hanni reached for her phone. She knew Minji would likely be in meetings but she couldn't resist reaching out, her dream still burned in her memory.

H: Had an amazing dream about you.

It took a few minutes, but Minji responded to the text.

M: Oh? Please, tell me more.

H: You were here. In my hotel room. On top of me. Kissing me.

M: Was that all?

H: Not even close ;)

M: Do continue.

H: Well, short story - you fucked me. So, so good. Your fingers, your mouth.

M: Did you cum in my mouth?

H: God yes.

M: Such a good baby. Wish I could taste you right now.

H: Oh fuck. Me too.

Just then Yunjin came through the door and Hanni turned red. She noticed Hanni texting and looked at her suspiciously.

"What? I was just saying good night!"

"Again?"

"Well, technically it wasn't night there when I said it last time."

"And it still isn't." Yunjin rolled her eyes and started unwrapping Hanni's soggy foot and re-wrapping with fresh ice and bandages.

"Please, don't confuse me with the facts." Hanni said to Yunjin before turning back to her phone.

H: Sorry, gotta go.

M: OK. Take care of that ankle.
M: I love you, Hanni.

H: Me too.

Hanni set her phone down as Yunjin continued to work on her ankle.

"Can you believe it, Yunjin?"

"What?"

"We're really here! Less than a week from the World Cup finals." Hanni said in amazement, then with a bit of sorrow. "And I have a bad ankle."

"You'll be ready, Hanni. I've seen you come back from worse in less than a week. I know you can do it."

"I have to. But it's going to be a long week."

"You should try to get some sleep."

"Yeah, OK." Hanni said, feeling a bit guilty for waking Yunjin with her 'nightmare'.

"Thanks for everything, Yunjin."

"What are besties for?" She said with a wink as climbed over to her own bed.

***

Minji sat at her desk well past usual working hours. She was fielding a call from the lead of the team she'd charged with finding Taehyung. They had followed several strong and even many weak leads but still came up with nothing. Following that, she had her regular nightly briefing with Mr. Hwang.

"Through my research on possible transportation for Mr. Kim I've discovered flights made by a private plane immediately after he escaped. The plane is owned by a holding company that has had previous business with KCorp. There is nothing unusual about the flights per se, however, I have not been able to trace all their movements. There were several stops throughout Asia, all accounted for, but there is no record of the final destination for the flight. Typically that is the kind of information I would be able to ascertain."